LESTER PIGGOTT

[elofan0]

RIP A LEGEND

[greenmark]

For a couple of decades of my life Piggott WAS horseracing.
An extraordinary man. Winners from 1948 to 1994. Retires at 59?
How does a 5'8'' man hit the weight and still have the strength to man-handle winner after winner?
I would love to hear thoughts from the horse-racing people on here.

[SteadySlobbin]

Never had the pleasure of watching him ride. Though have loved everything I have ever seen or read about him. RIP.

[jamesg46]

At the races tribute,

https://youtu.be/dh-e3FdR3YE

[greenmark]

At the races tribute,

https://youtu.be/dh-e3FdR3YE

+1 for that

I think he will be chuckling wherever he is. Does he not epitomise "I did it my way"?
RIP Long Fellow.

[Derek27]

Sad day. So many winners that left you feeling only he could have done it.

[Derek27]

86, didn't realise he was that old!

[Derek27]

You'd think Sky News would get a racing pundit to write his obituary. They describe his Breeder's Cup win on Royal Acadamy as "another winner"!

[Euler]

He was really around before I got interested in horse racing, but the fact his legacy has echoed down the years tells you a lot.

[Derek27]

He was really around before I got interested in horse racing, but the fact his legacy has echoed down the years tells you a lot.

He was around before either of us was born.

I started taking racing seriously in 1981. That was the year he had part of his ear ripped off after being dragged under the stalls. After coming out of hospital he won the Nell Gwynn and 1000 Guineas on Fairy Footsteps. I bunked off school to watch both of those races.

[Crazyskier]

I believe his funeral is being held tomorrow, around 20/1.

CS

[ShaunWhite]

I believe his funeral is being held tomorrow, around 20/1.

CS

Is it tax deductible?